ATI Omega Drivers 2.3.92 for 2k/XP

Omegadrive · Feb 17, 2003, 05:01 AM

Well, my modified drivers based on the Catalyst 3.1 release are here, this are the major changes since my last release:

* Based on the official 6292 ATI drivers (Catalyst 3.1)
* Added support for the following chipsets:
Radeon 9100 (old Radeon 8500)
Radeon 9500 Pro
Radeon IGP 340M
Radeon IGP 345M
* Re-added 720x480 (NTSC) and 720x576 (PAL) resolutions, some users need
this for proper video editing.
* The SMARTGART control panel is FINALLY GONE in this release. I manually
disabled it this time, so it should not appear, even if upgrading from
a driver set that has it enabled. (let me know)

Get them here, in the ATI section.

I'll add mirrors as soon as they become avaiable...

See ya!

Falstaff · Feb 17, 2003, 05:10 AM

lightening bolts from Mt. Olympus or Mana from heaven, thankyou...

kuma · Feb 17, 2003, 05:35 AM

Many thanks Omega, the effort is always appreciated.

Arikel · Feb 17, 2003, 05:57 AM

Thanks Omega, I'll give these a try as soon as they finish downloading.

cmac · Feb 17, 2003, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Omegadrive
Well, my modified drivers based on the Catalyst 3.1 release are here, this are the major changes since my last release:

* Based on the official 6292 ATI drivers (Catalyst 3.1)
* Added support for the following chipsets:
Radeon 9100 (old Radeon 8500)
Radeon 9500 Pro
Radeon IGP 340M
Radeon IGP 345M
* Re-added 720x480 (NTSC) and 720x576 (PAL) resolutions, some users need
this for proper video editing.
* The SMARTGART control panel is FINALLY GONE in this release. I manually
disabled it this time, so it should not appear, even if upgrading from
a driver set that has it enabled. (let me know)

Get them here, in the ATI section.

I'll add mirrors as soon as they become avaiable...

See ya!

Omegadrive, can I change the SMOOTHVISION II SETTINGS from your default settings of Aplication Preferences being schecked to forcing all apps to what level I want. I did not know if this would hurt anything you ahve tweaked in the driver set. Also is there anything else I shoud not touch?

Thanks for all your hard work
cmac

Tempmeyes · Feb 17, 2003, 07:08 AM

Thank you for another great release. I waited a good while from your last set and it was worth it

corundum · Feb 17, 2003, 07:10 AM

Downloadind...

Omegadrive · Feb 17, 2003, 07:31 AM

cmac, the only settings I don't recommend messing with are the ones found in tweakers, like Rage3D tweak, the ones in the ATI CP at are your disposal...

GOG · Feb 17, 2003, 07:36 AM

Once again, thank you for your efforts Omega

preztw · Feb 17, 2003, 08:15 AM

I just installed you drivers and now i can't play counter strike in eather modes (i won't play in software mode). i have a M6 AIT on a gateway 450SX laptop. anyone else having this issue?

Spookstah · Feb 17, 2003, 08:31 AM

I`ve link them for you on our server at:

RADEON WIN 2K/XP OMEGA DRIVERS 2.3.92: (12.0MB)

http://www.thelostparadise.com/Drive...omega_2392.exe

RADEON WINDOWS 9x/ME OMEGA DRIVERS 2.5.82: (12.8MB)

http://www.thelostparadise.com/Drive...omega_2582.exe

WDM DRIVERS FOR VIVO AND AIW CARDS: (3.26MB)

http://www.thelostparadise.com/Drive...-01-6178v1.exe

HYDRAVISION SOFTWARE FOR DUAL HEAD CARDS: (11.1MB)

http://www.thelostparadise.com/Drive...-3-20-2020.exe

SpikeSpiegel · Feb 17, 2003, 08:33 AM

Woot, will give these babies a try....

ToshiroOC · Feb 17, 2003, 08:54 AM

I just heard from Zardon that the server is always REALLY hit hard by any new release of the Omega drivers, and if things get bad, DH could die for a bit, so I'm going to post my mirrors, despite their 2.1gb left of transfer left this month to help take some of the brunt of the downloading - but only for members of DH (and why this is only being posted in the member-only forums, and not the public news forum).

Win2K/WinXP Omegadrivers:
http://toshirooc.elitegaming.net/rad...omega_2392.exe

Win9x/WinME Omegadrivers:
http://toshirooc.elitegaming.net/rad_w9x_omega_2582.exe

Harboe · Feb 17, 2003, 09:20 AM

First of all, thanks for all your great work. Just one question: Do these fix the Mafia and 8500 flashing test issue? Thanks.

ToshiroOC · Feb 17, 2003, 09:32 AM

These are just the 3.1 CATs, but with image quality tweaks, as far as I can tell, so if the 3.1s didn't fix the Mafia problem, then the Omegas probably won't fix em either...

Solidsnake · Feb 17, 2003, 10:08 AM

These are superb drivers. I tested all ATI's original drivers and didn't get any of them working with 3DMark2000, 2001 or 3DMark03 on my system. I have Asus A7V mobo (KT133), Duron 1300MHz, Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB. I installed Omega's ATI drivers and now the 3DMarks works.

BTW is it my mobos chipset that isn't compatible with the ATI's drivers and 3DMarks???

"Special note:
THIS DRIVERS ARE MADE FOR GAMES, NOT BENCHMARKS!!!
THEY FIX GRAPHICAL ERRORS, STABILITY PROBLEMS
AND SOME SPEED ISSUES ONLY IN GAMES.
THEY ADD VISUAL QUALITY, STABILITY AND MORE OPTIONS.
IF YOU WANT DRIVERS FOR BENCHMARKS DOWNLOAD ATI'S
ORIGINAL DRIVERS INSTEAD FOR 3DMARK2K1 AND OTHER
BENCHMARKS." (r_omega2392-2kxp.txt)

And I would like to know why Omega driver's are not recommended for benchmarking...

Is it because they score badly
or
is it because they score better than ATI's original drivers???

THANX already!

ToshiroOC · Feb 17, 2003, 10:14 AM

The Omega drivers sacrifice a very minor amount of performance for a very significant amount of image quality increase, but benchmarks don't give a sh!t about image quality, just FPS, and ATI's drivers give a bit more FPS... are you SolidSnake88[CSR]? What happened to your old login?

Solidsnake · Feb 17, 2003, 10:32 AM

Not the same snake.

ToshiroOC, thanx for answering.
I still would like to hear the answer to that another question.
Why is it that Omega's drivers are working perfectly with my system, but the ATI's original aren't???

ToshiroOC · Feb 17, 2003, 10:35 AM

Hehehe, another SolidSnake to needle about sounding like a pr0n star

Anyway, probably the Omega's have a fix or tweak built in to them that the ATI ones don't that is fixing something that otherwise keeps the ATI originals from working perfectly. If you can explain what the problem with the ATI originals was, someone (maybe even the famously busy Omega) might be able to explain it to you

schwarz2 · Feb 17, 2003, 11:16 AM

thanks omega for some quality work

Zardon · Feb 17, 2003, 12:18 PM

new fast techconnect mirror

http://www.techconnect.nl/modules.ph...rder=0&thold=0

Barkybark · Feb 17, 2003, 12:40 PM

What about incorporating the softr9700 patch in the omegadrivers....?
You must agree it´s an appealing thought, well at least for radeon 9500 owners....
regards
JB

gibbon565 · Feb 17, 2003, 02:08 PM

I'm so excited TBH!

arnaudnl · Feb 17, 2003, 02:51 PM

I can't install the drivers

I'm on windows xp pro. And it keep getting a error.

INF error
Video Driver Not Found

I allready tried a few things.
I uninstalled the ati 3.1 drivers and i reinstalled them too, but it doesnt help.

Plz anyone have an id what to do?

Omegadrive · Feb 17, 2003, 02:56 PM

arnaudnl, What card do you have?
Try installing them manually through the Device manager...

arnaudnl · Feb 17, 2003, 02:58 PM

I've got a hercules radeon 8500 le, modded to 9100 with bios.

I'll try that now

arnaudnl · Feb 17, 2003, 03:00 PM

Installing with device manager does work

Thx a lot.

arnaudnl · Feb 17, 2003, 03:04 PM

Hmm but now i dont have a ati control panel.
How do i get that back?

denis111 · Feb 17, 2003, 03:15 PM

Is omega drivers better than properly(maybe even professionally 8)) tweaked ATi's original drivers ?

MajestacaL · Feb 17, 2003, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by arnaudnl
I can't install the drivers
I'm on windows xp pro. And it keep getting a error.

INF error
Video Driver Not Found

I allready tried a few things.
I uninstalled the ati 3.1 drivers and i reinstalled them too, but it doesnt help.

Plz anyone have an id what to do?

Your getting that error because your trying to install the 9X Drivers and files download the XP Set I just think that Omega's link is just mislabled!

Feb 17, 2003, 05:01 AM	#1
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 75	ATI Omega Drivers 2.3.92 for 2k/XP Well, my modified drivers based on the Catalyst 3.1 release are here, this are the major changes since my last release: * Based on the official 6292 ATI drivers (Catalyst 3.1) * Added support for the following chipsets: Radeon 9100 (old Radeon 8500) Radeon 9500 Pro Radeon IGP 340M Radeon IGP 345M * Re-added 720x480 (NTSC) and 720x576 (PAL) resolutions, some users need this for proper video editing. * The SMARTGART control panel is FINALLY GONE in this release. I manually disabled it this time, so it should not appear, even if upgrading from a driver set that has it enabled. (let me know) Get them here, in the ATI section. I'll add mirrors as soon as they become avaiable... See ya! __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Feb 17, 2003, 05:10 AM	#2
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	thankyou lightening bolts from Mt. Olympus or Mana from heaven, thankyou... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Feb 17, 2003, 05:35 AM	#3
kuma DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Many thanks Omega, the effort is always appreciated. __________________ Pentium 4 3.06GHz Hyperthreading Gigabyte 8INXP Granite Bay MB 1GB PC2700 Dual DDR Win XP Pro SP1, DX9 Western Digital 120GB 8MB Cache SATA Raid MGUltra 133 Gigabyte Maya II R9700 Pro Audigy 2 Platinum Sony G420 CRT/ Sharp LL-T1620 LCD Imation 48/24/48 CDRW Altec Lansing 641 Thermaltake Xaser II 6000A Antec 480W

Feb 17, 2003, 07:10 AM	#7
corundum DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: China Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Thanks a lot! Downloadind...

Feb 17, 2003, 07:31 AM	Thread Starter #8
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 75	cmac, the only settings I don't recommend messing with are the ones found in tweakers, like Rage3D tweak, the ones in the ATI CP at are your disposal... __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Feb 17, 2003, 05:57 AM	#4
Arikel DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Omega, I'll give these a try as soon as they finish downloading.

Feb 17, 2003, 07:08 AM	#6
Tempmeyes DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Thank you for another great release. I waited a good while from your last set and it was worth it

Feb 17, 2003, 07:36 AM	#9
GOG Please answer the voices in my head Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 308 Rep Power: 0	Once again, thank you for your efforts Omega

Feb 17, 2003, 08:15 AM	#10
preztw DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I just installed you drivers and now i can't play counter strike in eather modes (i won't play in software mode). i have a M6 AIT on a gateway 450SX laptop. anyone else having this issue?

Feb 17, 2003, 08:31 AM	#11
Spookstah Global Ops Server Admin Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	I`ve link them for you on our server at: RADEON WIN 2K/XP OMEGA DRIVERS 2.3.92: (12.0MB) http://www.thelostparadise.com/Drive...omega_2392.exe RADEON WINDOWS 9x/ME OMEGA DRIVERS 2.5.82: (12.8MB) http://www.thelostparadise.com/Drive...omega_2582.exe WDM DRIVERS FOR VIVO AND AIW CARDS: (3.26MB) http://www.thelostparadise.com/Drive...-01-6178v1.exe HYDRAVISION SOFTWARE FOR DUAL HEAD CARDS: (11.1MB) http://www.thelostparadise.com/Drive...-3-20-2020.exe __________________ \| Asus P4S8X-X \| Pentium IV 2.53Ghz \| 1Gig DDR 333 \| Club3D Radeon 8500 275/275 \| SB Live Player \| Promise Fasttrack 66 (Modded) \| Symbios SCSI \| Intel E100b NIC \| Maxtor 1 x 60 + 2 X 20 Gig + 4 X 13 Gig Raid \| Plextor 4x SCSI Burner + Plextor 40x SCSI CDrom \| Plextor 12x IDE Burner \| Aopen 12x DVD \| AGNeovo X-174 TFT \|

Feb 17, 2003, 08:33 AM	#12
SpikeSpiegel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Malaysia Posts: 39 Rep Power: 0	Woot, will give these babies a try.... __________________ - An ATI is Forever -

Feb 17, 2003, 08:54 AM	#13
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I just heard from Zardon that the server is always REALLY hit hard by any new release of the Omega drivers, and if things get bad, DH could die for a bit, so I'm going to post my mirrors, despite their 2.1gb left of transfer left this month to help take some of the brunt of the downloading - but only for members of DH (and why this is only being posted in the member-only forums, and not the public news forum). Win2K/WinXP Omegadrivers: http://toshirooc.elitegaming.net/rad...omega_2392.exe Win9x/WinME Omegadrivers: http://toshirooc.elitegaming.net/rad_w9x_omega_2582.exe __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 17, 2003, 09:20 AM	#14
Harboe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 116 Rep Power: 0	First of all, thanks for all your great work. Just one question: Do these fix the Mafia and 8500 flashing test issue? Thanks.

Feb 17, 2003, 09:32 AM	#15
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	These are just the 3.1 CATs, but with image quality tweaks, as far as I can tell, so if the 3.1s didn't fix the Mafia problem, then the Omegas probably won't fix em either... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 17, 2003, 10:08 AM	#16
Solidsnake DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	These are superb drivers. I tested all ATI's original drivers and didn't get any of them working with 3DMark2000, 2001 or 3DMark03 on my system. I have Asus A7V mobo (KT133), Duron 1300MHz, Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB. I installed Omega's ATI drivers and now the 3DMarks works. BTW is it my mobos chipset that isn't compatible with the ATI's drivers and 3DMarks??? "Special note: THIS DRIVERS ARE MADE FOR GAMES, NOT BENCHMARKS!!! THEY FIX GRAPHICAL ERRORS, STABILITY PROBLEMS AND SOME SPEED ISSUES ONLY IN GAMES. THEY ADD VISUAL QUALITY, STABILITY AND MORE OPTIONS. IF YOU WANT DRIVERS FOR BENCHMARKS DOWNLOAD ATI'S ORIGINAL DRIVERS INSTEAD FOR 3DMARK2K1 AND OTHER BENCHMARKS." (r_omega2392-2kxp.txt) And I would like to know why Omega driver's are not recommended for benchmarking... Is it because they score badly or is it because they score better than ATI's original drivers??? THANX already!

Feb 17, 2003, 02:08 PM	#23
gibbon565 Bouncy BOUNCY! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	I'm so excited TBH! __________________ 3500 x64 ASRock Dual Sata 2 7900 GTO 512 1 gig OCUK HANNS-H HW13D

Feb 17, 2003, 10:14 AM	#17
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	The Omega drivers sacrifice a very minor amount of performance for a very significant amount of image quality increase, but benchmarks don't give a sh!t about image quality, just FPS, and ATI's drivers give a bit more FPS... are you SolidSnake88[CSR]? What happened to your old login? __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 17, 2003, 10:32 AM	#18
Solidsnake DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Not the same snake. ToshiroOC, thanx for answering. I still would like to hear the answer to that another question. Why is it that Omega's drivers are working perfectly with my system, but the ATI's original aren't???

Feb 17, 2003, 10:35 AM	#19
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Hehehe, another SolidSnake to needle about sounding like a pr0n star Anyway, probably the Omega's have a fix or tweak built in to them that the ATI ones don't that is fixing something that otherwise keeps the ATI originals from working perfectly. If you can explain what the problem with the ATI originals was, someone (maybe even the famously busy Omega) might be able to explain it to you __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 17, 2003, 11:16 AM	#20
schwarz2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	thanks omega for some quality work

Feb 17, 2003, 12:18 PM	#21
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	new fast techconnect mirror http://www.techconnect.nl/modules.ph...rder=0&thold=0

Feb 17, 2003, 12:40 PM	#22
Barkybark DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	omega+cyborg+unwinder....... What about incorporating the softr9700 patch in the omegadrivers....? You must agree it´s an appealing thought, well at least for radeon 9500 owners.... regards JB

Feb 17, 2003, 02:51 PM	#24
arnaudnl DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands Posts: 72 Rep Power: 0	I can't install the drivers I'm on windows xp pro. And it keep getting a error. INF error Video Driver Not Found I allready tried a few things. I uninstalled the ati 3.1 drivers and i reinstalled them too, but it doesnt help. Plz anyone have an id what to do? __________________ Paradox : A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie." Is he telling you the truth or is he lying?

Feb 17, 2003, 02:56 PM	Thread Starter #25
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 75	arnaudnl, What card do you have? Try installing them manually through the Device manager... __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Feb 17, 2003, 02:58 PM	#26
arnaudnl DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands Posts: 72 Rep Power: 0	I've got a hercules radeon 8500 le, modded to 9100 with bios. I'll try that now __________________ Paradox : A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie." Is he telling you the truth or is he lying?

Feb 17, 2003, 03:00 PM	#27
arnaudnl DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands Posts: 72 Rep Power: 0	Installing with device manager does work Thx a lot. __________________ Paradox : A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie." Is he telling you the truth or is he lying?

Feb 17, 2003, 03:04 PM	#28
arnaudnl DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands Posts: 72 Rep Power: 0	Hmm but now i dont have a ati control panel. How do i get that back? __________________ Paradox : A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie." Is he telling you the truth or is he lying?

Feb 17, 2003, 03:15 PM	#29
denis111 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moscow Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	Is omega drivers better than properly(maybe even professionally 8)) tweaked ATi's original drivers ? __________________ P4(willamette (0.18)) 1.7@2ghz(fsb 118); Asus P4P800(i865PE); 512mb DDR333 SEC (single-channel); Radeon 9800 non-pro @ 402/370; SB Audigy